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superchery

superchery is the alternative form of supercherie.

Meaning of supercherie

Noun

supercherie (countable and uncountable, plural supercheries)

  1. (obsolete) Foul play; an attack made by deceit.
    • it is a Superchiery,[…] as being wel armed, to charge a man who hath but a piece of a sword, or being sound and strong, to set upon a man sore hurt.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 27, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. Deception, deceit; an instance of fraud.
    • We[…]should certainly deny to any teacher of morals, in any age, who resorted to such ‘supercherie’ and charlatanism, any very high place among the instructors and benefactors of mankind.1863, Henry Rogers, Critique on M. Renan's Vie de Jésus

Forms of superchery

pluralsupercheries

Questions about superchery

What is superchery the alternative form of?
Superchery is the alternative form of supercherie.

Words near superchery in the dictionary

  1. superchef
  2. superchefs
  3. superchemical
  4. supercherie
  5. supercheries
  6. superchery
  7. superchiasmatic
  8. superchiasmic
  9. superchic
  10. superchild
  11. superchildren

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